History

The Arcadian Chorale has been recognized for its innovative approach to choral programming, which often includes works that have either been revived or rediscovered by our Musical Director, Marina Alexander. Many times, she has created new editions of pieces, both in their original languages and with new English singing translations, which have been presented at the Chorale's concerts as world premieres.
To better inform and entertain our audiences, the group often recites poetry or prose about the music, the composers, or the theme of the concert between selections, which has enlarged the experiences of our singers, and met with great popularity from the public.

	PROGRAM TITLE	DESCRIPTION
Spring 1995	Love's Delightment Done: An Elizabethan Soap Opera	Elizabethan madrigals paired with an original mock-Elizabethan comedy
Fall 1995	The Ancient Sibylls: Prophets of Hope	Renaissance motets on mystical themes foretelling the coming of a Messiah
Spring 1996	Victorian Secrets: Songs of Passion & Propriety	Victorian Love Songs (19th c. British 'part songs")
Fall 1996	Hallelujah, It's Handel!	Music of G. F. Handel featuring Chandos Anthem #4, selections from Messiah, and various rarely heard works
Spring 1997	A Garden of Song: A Celebration of Flowers in Music	Flowers celebrated in music and poetry, featuring the Gartenlieder of Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn
Fall 1997	The Glory of Bach	Music of J. S. Bach, his family, and his students
Spring 1998	Sing To Me In Italian & I'll Follow You Anywhere!	Italian madrigals, quartets, and songs from the Renaissance through Rossini
Fall 1998	Merry. Merry Mozart	Works of W. A. Mozart, including the Solemn Vespers, K. 339 and Ave verum, K. 618
Spring 1999	Only You: Love Songs of Brahms and the Romantics	Brahms Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, plus quartets by Schumann, Mendelssohn, & Reger
Fall 1999	Music of the Great Cathedrals	Sacred works of the Renaissance, featuring works from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, & the Netherlands
Spring 2000	One World, Many Voices	International choral & vocal music, from Greece, India, China, Russia, Israel, the British Isles, the Ukraine, & Latin America
Fall 2000	Greater Glories	Sacred Music of the Romantic Period, featuring Brahms, Wagner, Liszt, Bruckner, & Dvorak
Spring 2001	Gales & Scales: Tempestuous Music of Haydn & Beethoven	Beethoven: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, Scottish Songs, Italian quartets; Haydn: The Tempest, part songs
June 2001	Carnegie Hall Concert	Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Fall 2001	Keys to the Kingdom	Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317 Anthems by Randall Thompson, Holst, Elgar, Stainer, Bainton, & Sullivan
February 2002	Carnegie Hall Concert	Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317
Spring 2002	America, In Love !	Love Songs by American composers, including Ives, Pinkham, Bernstein, Rorem, and Gershwin
November 2002`	Carnegie Hall Concert	Dvorak: Te Deum; Rutter: Requiem Bainton: And I Saw A New Heaven
Fall 2002	Power Baroquers!	Vivaldi: Gloria; Pachelbel: Canon in D Telemann: Laudate Jehovum
Spring 2003	Anniversary Waltzes	10th Aniversary program, Hawley: Infanta Marina (World Premiere), Brahms Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65
Fall 2003	From Heaven On High	Mendelssohn: Gloria (NJ premiere)
June 2003	Rossini's Ermione	NY Premiere - Carnegie Hall
Spring 2004	One Hand, One Heart	Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, & choral suite from West Side Story Faure: Requiem, Op. 50 Moe: Requiem Motet (NY/NJ premiere) & Magnificat
May 2004	NJPAC Concert	Mahler: Symphony No. 2, the "Resurrection"
Fall 2004	Sacred Mysteries	Hanson: Cherubic Hymn Sacred Music from the Greek & Russian Orthodox Tradition
April 2005	40th Anniversary: Monmouth Conservatory	Vivaldi: Gloria Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Spring 2005	Sacred & Profane	Poulenc: Gloria Orff: Carmina Burana
Fall 2005	Magnificent Joy	Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Cantata #1 Rutter: Magnificat
Spring 2006	Mozart Plus One	W. A. Mozart: Requiem & Joseph Eybler: Requiem
Fall 2006	Make We Merry	Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Conrad Susa: Carols & Lullabies - Christmas in the South West Ralph Vaughn Williams: A Choral Flourish Gwyneth Walker: The Christ-Child's Lullaby
March 2007	Special Performance: Mozart Plus One	W. A. Mozart: Requiem & Joseph Eybler: Requiem
April 2007	Carnegie Hall Concert	Poulenc: Gloria
Spring 2007	Messa da Requiem	Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem
Fall 2007	Baroque Bounty	Telemann: Redet untereinander mit Psalmen und Lobgesangen (Western Hemisphere Premiere) plus works by Purcell, Schutz, & Buxtehude
Dec. 2007	Holiday Concert: The Spirit of Christmas	Baroque masterworks, songs of the season, canciones navidenas, & a community carol sing
April 2008	Special Performance: Verdi La Traviata	Concert performance with the Staten Island Philharmonic
May 2008	Special Performance: Carnegie Hall	Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem
May 2008	15th Anniversary Concert: Witty Ditties	A celebration of comedy in music
Dec. 2008	Canticles of Peace	Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Mass in C Anton Bruckner,: Magnificat - and Liszt, Schumann, Brahms, Rheinberger, Julian Bryson & Dylan Bell
April 2009	The Promise of Paradise A tribute to Franz Joseph Haydn on the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of his death	Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letze Worte unsers Erlosers am Kreuze plus works by Michael Haydn, Mozart and contemporary composers
Dec. 2009	Freehold Holiday Concert	Contemporary carols & a community carol sing
Dec. 2009	Glad Tidings!	Handel: I Will Magnify Thee (HWV 250b), plus contemporary carol settings by British composers, including Rutter, Archer, & Leighton
Jan. 2010	Special Performance: Lincoln Center - Avery Fisher Hall	Concert for Peace: Jenkins: Requiem